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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | OTHER |
| University of Michigan | OTHER |
| Harvard University | OTHER |
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During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Chelsea, Massachusetts held a lottery to allocate monthly cash benefits to its residents. Using data from the Chelsea Eats program, the investigators propose to study the impact of the cash benefit on health care spending.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment Group | Experimental | Participants in the treatment group received up to $400 per month. |
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| Control Group | Active Comparator | Participants in the control group did not receive monthly cash benefits. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Benefit | Other | Spending from the cards was not restricted to food but could be spent on anything and anywhere Visa was accepted. The debit cards were credited with the first payment on November 18th, 2020 and the second payment on December 18th, 2020. The program continued with monthly credits through August 2021. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Health care spending for medical services | Total payments to providers for medical services | 9 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Health care spending in acute care setting | Total payments to providers for medical services in the acute care setting | 9 months |
| Health care spending in outpatient setting | Total payments to providers for medical services in outpatient setting |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 | United States | ||
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot_SAP | Yes | Yes | No | Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan | Nov 15, 2024 | Feb 3, 2026 | Prot_SAP_000.pdf |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010342 | Patient Acceptance of Health Care |
| ID | Term |
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| D000074822 | Treatment Adherence and Compliance |
| D015438 | Health Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| No Cash Benefit | Other | No monthly cash benefit. |
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| 9 months |
| Health care spending for prescription drugs | Total payments for prescription services | 9 months |
| Harvard University |
| Cambridge |
| Massachusetts |
| 02138 |
| United States |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48109 | United States |